We buy houses in West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia prices are the least predictable in the city. Getting the number right here takes actual comparable sales, not a neighborhood average.
- A written cash offer, usually within one business day
- No commission and no repairs — we buy it as it stands
- Liens, back taxes, tenants and probate are all workable
- You pick the settlement date
Get your West Philadelphia cash offer
Two minutes. No fee, no obligation.
What the housing stock is
Two main kinds. Porch-front brick rowhomes through Cobbs Creek, Kingsessing and much of the west, and much larger Victorian twins and singles in Cedar Park, Spruce Hill and Walnut Hill — some of the most substantial houses in Philadelphia, many long since carved into apartments.
Why the number is the hard part here
University-adjacent blocks and blocks a short walk further out can differ enormously in value, and the line between them is not where an outsider would guess. An agent or an investor pricing off a neighborhood average will be badly wrong in one direction or the other. We pull the actual settled sales around your specific blocks, and we will show you the same figures we used.
The converted-house problem
A lot of the bigger West Philadelphia houses were divided into units decades ago, not always with permits. That matters when you sell: licensing, inspection and zoning questions surface in a title search and a retail buyer's lender walks. It does not stop us. We buy occupied, we buy unpermitted conversions, and we buy buildings with open L&I violations on them.
What we see most in West Philadelphia
- Rentals with tenants in place, current or not
- Converted multi-unit buildings with licensing or permit history problems
- Inherited Victorians too large for the person who inherited them
- Liens, judgments and old unreleased mortgages
How selling to us works
Tell us about the house
Two minutes on the form or one phone call. Address, rough condition, and what is going on. You do not need to have anything cleaned up or figured out first.
We check the numbers
We pull the comparable sales, the tax and lien position, and whatever else is on record for the property. Usually same day, always within one business day.
You get a real cash offer
A written, no-obligation number with the math behind it, so you can see how we got there. No fee to hear it and no pressure to take it.
You pick the closing date
Two weeks, two months, or after the holidays. We settle at a title company, you get certified funds, and you leave whatever you do not want behind.
Situations we handle in West Philadelphia
None of these are unusual to us. Most of the houses we buy come with at least one.
Facing foreclosure
Stop the clock. We can close before the sheriff sale date and settle what you owe.
See how this works →Inherited a property
A house you did not ask for, in a city you may not live in. We handle it end to end.
See how this works →Administering an estate
Executor duties, probate, and a house to deal with while you are still grieving.
See how this works →Liens, judgments & title problems
Tax liens, water bills, old mortgages, clouded title. We own a title company.
See how this works →House needs work
Roof, water damage, full gut, hoarder cleanout. We buy it exactly as it stands.
See how this works →Problem tenants
Not paying, will not leave, trashing the place. Sell it with them still in it.
See how this works →Squatters
Someone is living in your property who has no right to be. We deal with it.
See how this works →Moving to senior care
Free up the equity to pay for care, on a timeline that fits the move-in date.
See how this works →Out-of-state owner
You do not have to fly in. Everything can be handled remotely and notarized where you are.
See how this works →Relocating for work
A start date in another state and a house that has not sold yet.
See how this works →West Philadelphia questions
How fast can you close on a house in West Philadelphia?
Usually the offer comes back the same day or the next business day, and most purchases settle in under 30 days. It can be as quick as about a week. It runs longer when there is something to untangle first — an estate that has not been opened, a large payoff, or a title defect. We tell you which one you are in before you commit to anything.
What gets paid off at settlement on a West Philadelphia property?
In West Philadelphia the usual ones are delinquent City of Philadelphia real estate tax, unpaid water and sewer, and open Licenses & Inspections violations. Judgments and old unreleased mortgages turn up regularly too. All of them are recorded against the parcel and all of them are paid or resolved at settlement out of the sale proceeds — you do not normally bring money to the table. Our own title company, Prosperity Abstract, does that work rather than sending it out.
Do I need an inspection or repairs to sell in West Philadelphia?
No. The City of Philadelphia does not require a municipal resale inspection to transfer a property, and we do not ask for a buyer's inspection contingency in West Philadelphia or anywhere else. We buy the house in the condition it is in.
Nearby
We buy across the city and the surrounding counties. These are the closest markets to West Philadelphia.
Southwest Philadelphia
Elmwood and Kingsessing rowhomes, water in the basements, and a lot of tired small-landlord stock.
See how we buy in Southwest Philadelphia →South Philadelphia
Tight rowhome blocks where parking, trinities and a gentrifying edge make the price swing enormously.
See how we buy in South Philadelphia →Overbrook & Wynnefield
Stone twins, Tudor detacheds and long blocks of rows — the largest houses in West Philadelphia.
See how we buy in Overbrook & Wynnefield →Find out what your West Philadelphia house is worth in cash
It takes about two minutes to ask and there is no fee for the answer. If a cash sale is not your best move, we will say so.